The first court date in your case will be a first appearance. You may or may not receive notice for this, so to insure that you are protected, I...

I received a citation two years ago for simple affray and it got dismissed. Will this hinder me from working with children?

It shouldn't, but it might. Unfortunately, in North Carolina, all charges will show up on a background check regardless of whether you were...

No, in most circumstances. In NC under the new sentencing act, a class 3 misdemeanor or an infraction does not qualify as a conviction for purposes...

I got charged with Possession of Cocaine but charges got dismissed based on deferred prosecution. Now I can't rent apartment.

This is a common problem in North Carolina. Unfortunately when anyone runs a criminal background check on an individual, anything they have been...

I got charged with Possession of LSD with Intent to Distribute. They cops found 20 hits of acid in my car and my friend said...

I agree with the previous answers. The drugs will be sent to the SBI lab (or a local lab if your county has agreements to do that) for testing. The...

I got a court appointed attorney for Possession of Marijuana <1/2 Ounce. I wanted to take case to trial. But lawyer left.

First off, you are charged with a Class 3 misdemeanor. The trial will be in District Court in front of a judge, not a jury. You can appeal the...

You are charged with felonies. Felonies are handled in Superior Court. The fact that your case was moved simply means that a Grand Jury issued an...

I keep getting tickets for driving while license revoked by a cop every day. Will they all get consolidated into one in court?

First piece of advice: stop driving while your license is revoked. Second piece of advice: hire an attorney now. It is possible that an attorney...

No. There is a law in North Carolina that makes it a Class I felony to use an adulterated sample to try to pass a drug test. In doing this, you are...